YORK, Pa. — If your family gets a real Christmas tree each year, you might also find a few insects hitching a ride inside with the tree! This isn't abnormal. Anytime you bring an outdoor object in, ...

Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in Menlo Park discuss a tree-related topic from general care and planting tips to how ...

Q: I have a pine tree that is oozing a waxy substance. There is so much of it that the rocks beneath the tree are shiny. I also noticed that the branches are covered with little black bugs. They look ...

Scrape the scales off manually. If you’re not too squeamish, you can scrape off individual scale insects with a small spoon, ...

It might be a good idea to dispose of this year’s Christmas tree sooner rather than later. While it’s not a regular occurrence during the holiday season, University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologist ...